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Mazda Unveils MX-5 Superlight Concept for Frankfurt

If there's one thing Mazda loves, it's tinkering with its star sports car, the MX-5 Miata. Over the past 20 years, the company has built several one-offs, and several of them have had their standard windshields and convertible tops removed. The MX-5's twentieth anniversary is no exception, as Mazda has revealed it will be bringing another roofless MX-5 to the Frankfurt Motor Show, this time dubbed the "Superlight Version."Not much is known about the Superlight, but based on the name and brief description, we expect to see a large amount of carbon fiber and other lightweight materials designed to bring the already-svelte MX-5's curb weight down into racecar territory. Mazda promises the Superlight show car will demonstrate improved performance, handling, fuel economy and emissions as a result of its weight loss.While the no-roof, no-window, no-windshield car is a bit of a shocker by itself, Mazda fans will recall that this is far from the first time the Zoom-Zoom company has done away with the windscreen. Mazda first went completely topless in 1994 with the Miata Speedster, then again with the new, second-generation body style in 1999 with the Miata Posto SEMA car. This time around, the Superlight has been designed by Mazda's team in Frankfurt and will make its debut at the local show next month.
Source: Mazda